We’ve been collecting memories of alumnae about their Barnard days. Everything—from recollections of life-changing moments to pages from journals—has been posted to our 125th anniversary website. Each opens a window onto Barnard life; what follows are some of your reminiscences.

Journalist Dorothy Adelson ’30 had a life of “reading, rereading, and scribbling.” Her works include a memoir, Roughing it on theRue de la Paix, and two novels. Shirley Adelson Siegel ’37, recently collected her late sister’s thoughts on aging in a book; here are excerpts from Living Longer and Liking It.